The ’70s are back!

The ’70s fashion had a big influence on what we saw on the catwalks this year. Some say fashion is dead because it doesn’t bring anything new anymore but I think there are times when fashion just reinvents itself. I think that when doing creative work, an artist has three valid options: inspiration from the past, look into the future or create something truly original. The latter is harder to achieve, especially in fashion where everything has been done before. So the attainable becomes ‘the past’ or ‘the future’. Apparently many designers decided to inspire their collections from the past and they went for the ’70s. Not a bad choice. Not bad at all. Personally, I’m waiting for the 18th century fashion to have a big come back but I have a feeling that’s not going to happen. Just let me be a princess already! 🙂
Back to our ’70s inspired fashion, I think some people aren’t fully familiar with what the ’70s looked like – and why would they; they weren’t even born. The ’70s was a revolution when it came to fashion because it wasn’t about just one trend. It was more than the hippie fashion or the disco outfits. A big influence was punk music, with its leather jackets, taboo message print t-shirts, photo print t-shirts and Doc Martens. Another big change were the suits: office suits(that women would wear now too), tracksuits, leisure suits or jumpsuits.
The colors turned bright, the flare pants turned into bell bottoms, shirt collars became longer and pointier, there were fringes, there were prints, there was roller disco, there was glitter and all in just a decade. To get a feel of the ’70s I suggest watching That ’70s Show. You could watch an actual show from the 70s but my idea is more fun, I promise 😉
With that being said, what we saw on the runways was the best out of the ’70s. The designers took only the most flattering elements from that decade and translated them into the present by adding a sophisticated touch, luxury and, overall, a strong bohemian deluxe vibe.
This Summer we’re gonna look fabulous in long, flowy dresses, we’re gonna wear jumpsuits with the most amazing thick heel sandals, we’re gonna rock flare pants, we’re gonna wear prints and flowers and we’re going to look beautiful.